Galloping hobbyhorse



May 3, 1949.

H. J; FISCHER 2,469,263

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Mza/Wawy eys I Patented May 3, 1949 may GALLOPING HOBBYHORSE Henry J. Fischer, Warren Township, Macomb County, Mich.

Application November 30, 1945, Serial No. 631,908

3 Claims. l

lVly invention Ias described herein, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, consists of a :toy horse, an object of which is to provide a hobby horse simulating the galloping action of a live horse.

Another object of my invention is to provide a horse body having legs pivoted thereto and means for causing extended rapid motion of the legs in riding the horse.

A further object of this invention is to provide a horse, the body of which is centrally pivoted 4to the upper end of a pedestal and means connected with the pedestal for causing movementJ of legs pivoted to the upper extremities of the bod Another object of my invention is to provide a toy horse, the body of which is mounted upon :coil springs attached to a pedestal by means of a U-pivot.

Other features and advantages will become more readily apparent from the following description and the accompanying illustrative drawings in which:

Figure l is a side elevational View of my invention,

Figure 2 is a similar View shown in a different position,

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the device, and

Figure 4 is a much enlarged transverse broken away sectional elevational view of the horse.

While one embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the above referred to drawings, it is to be understood Ithat they are merely for the purpose of illustration and that various changes in construction may be resorted to in the course of manufacture in order that the invention may be utilized to the best advantage according to circumstances which may arise, without in any way departing from the spirit and intention lof my device, which is to be limited only in accordance with the appended claims. And while I have stated the primary field of utility of my invention it remains obvious that it may be employed in any other capacity wherein it may be found applicable.

In the accompanying drawings, and in the following specication, the Same reference charac- Lters are used to designate the same parts and elements throughout and in which I refers to my invention in its entirety and II indicates a base upon which is centrally mounted a, pedestal I2, the upper end I3 of which extends into a centrally disposed cavity I4, provided in the under portion I5 of a horse-shaped body I'B.

Projecting through the pedestal in parallel alignment with the body |16 is a bar Il, the ends I8 and I9 of which project beyond the pedestal `on both sides and are inclined somewhat away from the said pedestal and form seats for coiled springs 2B and 2|, the upper ends 22 and 23 of which seat over pins 24 and 25, embedded in the said body |13, and which incline in conformity to the -said ends I8 and I9. T-hese springs 2li and 2l act together with the movement of a child upon the saddle 26 of said body I5, whereby swinging motion of the said body may be had.

To both sides of said body are pivotally connected at the upper portion 21, of the body the upper ends 29, of the legs 29, 30, 3|, etc. Pivotally connected adjacent the knee portions 32 of each of said legs are the upper inclined terminals 33 and 34 of links 35 and 36, the lower ends 3l and 38 of which are pivotally connected in sockets 39 and 40, in the lower end 4I, of the pedestal I2, whereby when the horse is rocked the legs will be caused to move back and forth in conformity with the movement of the horse, on-e movement of which is illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings. The said links 35 and 36 are -provided with T-heads 42, forming said pivotal connections 32.

It is thought that persons skilled in the ant lto which the invention relates will be able to ob- Itain a clear understanding of :the invention after considering the description in connection with the drawings. Therefore, `a more lengthy description is regarded as unnecessary.

Changes in shape, size and rearrangement of details and parts such as come within the purview of the invention claimed may be resorted to, in actual practice, if desired.

Having now described my invention, that which I claim as new and desire to procure by Letters Patent is:

l. A hobby horse including a base, a vertical -pedestal supported thereby, .a U-shaped bar mounted longitudinally through the upper end of said pedestal forming oppositely extending upwardly inclined supporting ends, a body simulating -a horse having a belly cavity formed in its under surface, depending supporting pins xed in the opposite ends of said cavity aligned with said upwardly inclined supporting ends, and coil springs loosely mounted between said aligned pins and ends.

2. A hobby horse including a base, a vertical pedestal supported thereby, a U-shaped bar mounted longitudinally through the upper end of said pedestal forming opposi-tely extending upwardly inclined supporting ends, a body simulating :a horse having a belly cavity formed in its under surface, depending supporting pins fixed in the opposite ends of said cavity spaced from and aligned with said upwardly inclined supporting ends, and coil springs loosely and freely mounted vlcetween said aligned pins and ends forming the only means of support between said -body and pedestal.

3. A hobby horse including a base, la vertical pedestal supported thereby, a U-shaped bar mounted longitudinally through the upper end of said pedestal forming oppositely extending upwardly inclined supporting ends, a 'body simulating ia horse having :a belly cavity formed lin its under surface, depending lsupporting pins'xed l5 in the opposite ends of said cavity spaced from and aligned with the upwardlyinclined supporting ends, coil springs loosely and reelydmounlted REFERENCES 'CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date r.3448,'1513 `Conover Aug. 31, 1886 1,289,382 Brurock Dec. 31, 1918 1,512,972 Zsarnay Oct. 28, 1924 2,095,871 Hite Oct, 12, 1937 

